Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria

Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Princess of Bavaria
Auguste of Austria, c. 1850
Born	(1825-04-01)1 April 1825 Florence
Died	Munich
Spouse	Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Issue	Ludwig III of Bavaria Prince Leopold of Bavaria Therese of Bavaria Prince Arnulf of Bavaria
House	House of Habsburg-Lorraine House of Wittelsbach
Father	Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Mother	Maria Anna of Saxony
Religion	Roman Catholic

Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Princess of Bavaria (1 April 1825, Florence – 26 April 1864, Munich) was the daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his first wife Maria Anna of Saxony, and the wife of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.

Family

Auguste was one of three children born to Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany by his first wife Maria Anna of Saxony. She was an older half-sister to Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, among others. She was a member of the direct lineage of both Louis XIV of France and William the Conqueror.

Early life

After a strict Catholic upbringing, she developed an interest in the arts and sciences early in life. Contemporaries described her as tall, beautiful and self-conscious.

Marriage and children

On 15 April 1844 she married Luitpold in Florence. Luitpold's father Ludwig I of Bavaria initially opposed Luitpold's marriage plans, since Auguste was already showing symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis before the marriage (the disease of which she finally died aged only 39). They had four children (with whom she always spoke Italian), including Ludwig III of Bavaria and she was a great support for Luitpold in all his political activities - during the 1848 Revolution she spoke against Lola Montez and sought to isolate opponents of the monarchy. On her death she was buried in the crypt of the Theatinerkirche. Luitpold never remarried, with his sister Adelgunde and daughter Therese taking over care of his household.

Her children with Luitpold were:

• Ludwig III (1845–1921), King of Bavaria, married Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este (1849–1919)
• Leopold (1846–1930), married Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856–1932)
• Therese (1850–1925)
• Arnulf (1852–1907), married Princess Therese of Liechtenstein (1850–1938)

Ancestry

Family of Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria

16. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor               8. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor                       17. Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary & Bohemia               4. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany                             18. Charles III of Spain               9. Maria Luisa of Spain                       19. Maria Amalia of Saxony               2. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany                                   20. Charles III of Spain = 18               10. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies                       21. Maria Amalia of Saxony = 19               5. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily                             22. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor = 16               11. Maria Carolina of Austria                       23. Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary & Bohemia = 17               1. Auguste Ferdinande of Austria                                         24. Augustus III of Poland, Elector of Saxony               12. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony                       25. Maria Josepha of Austria               6. Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony                             26. Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor               13. Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria                       27. Maria Amalia of Austria               3. Maria Anna of Saxony                                   28. Philip, Duke of Parma               14. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma                       29. Louise Élisabeth of France               7. Princess Caroline of Parma                             30. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor = 16               15. Maria Amalia of Austria, Duchess of Parma                       31. Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary & Bohemia = 17

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